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Subject: [Leica] Moon landing - where were you?
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 01:20:57 +0100
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I was in Dublin watching it at my parents' house and, as a result due to 
time zones, Neil Armstrong didn't put his foot on the moon until the 
early hours of the morning of the 21st July. I had to be in work in my 
summer job at George Webb's Antiquarian Bookshop beside the Liffey a few 
hours later, but everyone else at the shop was looking equally haggard 
having been up all night too.

Douglas


On 20/07/2019 16:52, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote:
> Morning Luggers,
>
> First here is the moon from last night, taken with the Fuji XH1 and the 
> 100 - 400 zoom, cropped to about 1/3 in LR:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCF4428.jpg.html
>  
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCF4428.jpg.html>
>
> I was in Heraklion Crete on June 20, 1969 in Lion Square at 11pm local 
> time along with thousands of others. We stared
> up at the moon while listening on loud speakers to the chatter between 
> Control at Houston and the
> Moon lander. The photos and negatives of that evening can?t be located 
> sadly.
>
> But here I am, days before, at the Palace of Knossos, just outside 
> Heraklion. I remember the sandals were very uncomfortable.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCA3966.jpg.html
>
> The second picture makes me wax philosophical. Wish I could have that body 
> again - with my current assets and wisdom learned over 76 years of living.
>
> Please view large if you like. C&C always welcome.
>
> Howard on Pender (marvelling at the passage of time)
>
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Replies: Reply from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Moon landing - where were you?)
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